Should you finish a course of antibiotics?

Experts are divided over whether people should always finish a course of antibiotics.It is time to reconsider the widespread advice that people should always complete an entire course of antibiotics, experts in the BMJ say.They argue there is not enough evidence to back the idea that stopping pills early encourages antibiotic resistance.Instead, they suggest, more studies need to be done to see if other strategies – such as stopping once feeling better – can help cut antibiotic use.But GPs urge people not to change their behaviour in the face of one study.